Deiveson Figueiredo faces Alex Perez in his first UFC flyweight title defense at UFC 255, but the Brazilian has admitted that his original opponent Cody Garbrandt is a “more dangerous fight.”
Figueiredo was originally booked to fight the former bantamweight champion Garbrandt, but he was forced to pull-out of the fight earlier this month after tearing his bicep. The Brazilian Figueiredo won the 125-pound title in July by submitting Joseph Benavidez in the first round.
The 28-year-old Perez, who has only one UFC loss on his record, was then shifted from his Nov. 21st fight with Brandon Moreno to fight Figueiredo.